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Which statement correctly identify a current theory on why the Indus Valley civilization declined? Select all the correct answers.

A. Irrigation made the soil salty and unfit for farming.
B. The surrounding land was severely deforested.
C. Indus Valley populations migrated to Central Asia and Africa.
D. Disease reduced the population.
E. Foreign conquerors forced the people to leave.

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It's either
D. Disease reduced the population.
or
E. Foreign conquerors forced the people to leave.

It was believed by some scholars that the Aryans conquered the people of the Indus Valley Civilization and forced them to leave (This explains the possible theory on why the Indus Valley Civilization declined for answer E)
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Answer:the Answer is b

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